Design - Engineer to Logical Model: Nullpointer Exception

Hi
I imported in my physical data model as relation model using Import -> Data Dictionary. Craeted a subview (in relational model) and reverse engineered to logical model. Worked fine.
Now I created more subviews(ard 10) in relational model and when try to reverse engineer, get nothing on screen.
In <datamodeler>\datamodeler\log\datamodeler.log find the following exception:
2011-10-25 12:22:39,588 [main] INFO DataModelerAddin - Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler 3.0.0.665
2011-10-25 12:25:20,344 [AWT-EventQueue-0] ERROR MDBAction - java.lang.NullPointerException
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards
P.S have approx 90 tables in relational model where I created subviews. Also have 2 more relational model with in same design with just tables import in them.

Philip
Thanks for your answer. I downloaded and installed 3.1 EA1 and for some weird reason I dont see Design menu as it was in DM3.0.
I have uploaded a snapshot (No Design Menu in DM 3.1) with menu and about. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the 3.1 too with out any success.
Any pointers?
Regards

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